Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 50.1%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 27.1% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.92%) and 2-0 (7.31%). The likeliest Southampton win was 1-2 (6.72%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.32%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood.